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Russian President Vladimir Putin, gestures as he speaks during a Russian-German business forum in the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Friday, Nov. 16, 2012. Putin shot back at visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel for raising questions about the imprisonment of the Pussy Riot punk provocateurs, suggesting she was poorly informed about the group's true nature. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Russian President Vladimir Putin, gestures as he speaks during a Russian-German business forum in the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Friday, Nov. 16, 2012. Putin shot back at visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel for raising questions about the imprisonment of the Pussy Riot punk provocateurs, suggesting she was poorly informed about the group's true nature. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)